Rong Cheng Supermarket — Local services in Bloomington

Two stars because this kung pao chicken is technically edible/probably safe to eat. The restaurant is very cozy with great decor. Shame that they aren’t open for dine-in. That concludes the positive part of this review. Papers taped to the door instruct one to enter through the Asian market. I was greeted immediately and explained I had a takeout order. The man tore a ticket from a machine (my order, which had gone unnoticed for the entire estimated waiting period), and invited me to sit and wait in the restaurant for 10 more minutes. (Lights were off, kitchen completely dormant) He then took the ticket into the kitchen, and single-handedly assembled the most uninteresting kung pao chicken to ever exist. Wildly under seasoned. Mostly squash. Measly portion of poorly-velveted chicken. The rice is obviously microwaved pouch rice disguised in a takeout box. Seems like they brought a dead part of their business back to life just long enough to waste my $20. Hilariously...

Best store in Bloomington for Asian specialty items, and even for some other products as well. Incredible selection, particularly of noodles and dried ingredients. Their produce is fresher than most Asian groceries in town, and they even have live seafood. The only downside to their incredible stock is that the shelves are very close together--but if you're not claustrophobic, this...

Rong Cheng has a great selection of fresh Asian vegetables that is hard to beat. I often come here to get my veggies for the week. Unfortunately, I wish I could say the same for fresh meat. There is more or less no fresh meat at this market. I would like to commend them however for having a small but fresh...